<p>A man in an accident on U.S. 90 faces multiple charges after taking a motorist's keys at gunpoint Thursday and trying to escape into a nearby wooded area, Lafourche Sheriff's Office said.</p><p>The incident shut down westbound U.S. 90 for more than an hour as police searched for the man.</p><p>Joseph Eatmon, 33, of Jasper, Ala., was involved in a car accident about 9 a.m. on U.S. 90 near Raceland, deputies said. </p><p>Following the accident, Eatmon held a passing driver at gunpoint and demanded the driver's car keys, deputies said. Then, Eatmon took the keys and ran into the woods.</p><p>Police are unsure why the man took the other driver's keys then fled on foot, Sheriff's Office spokesman Brennan Matherne said.</p><p>Eventually, a police dog assisted in the man's capture, and the roadway was reopened at 10:30 a.m. </p><p>Re Howse of Mathews said she waited 15 cars from the accident for more than an hour as law enforcement streamed by and a helicopter circled overhead. </p><p>“Nobody knew what was going on,” Howse said. “Somebody had said that they thought a gunman was up there. I thought there was no way this was a simple accident.”</p><p>Eatmon is charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and resisting an officer, Matherne said. He is in the Lafourche Parish jail in lieu of bonds totaling $106,000.</p><p>He is also being charged with reckless driving, hit-and-run and no driver's license, according to State Police Troop C. </p><p>The accident caused no serious injuries.</p>